You must play by the rules!

Many questions surround alleged bounty hunter, the late Joseph Scott Horne
TriCities.com
By law, a bail bondsman is a person who both foots the bail money for a defendant hoping to get out of jail and chases them down if they skip a court appearance. A bounty hunter is the professional hired by the bondsman to help capture that fugitive.

Bounty hunter killed

Bounty hunter killed while trying to arrest the wrong person
TriCities.com
Bounty hunter Joshua Scott Horne, 32, of Bristol, Tenn., died early Friday of a single shot from his own gun while trying to arrest the wrong person. Witnesses said Horne ran up to his target, aimed his pistol and yelled that the guy was under arrest.

Wrong guy big trouble!

Bounty Hunter Chases Down Wrong Man, Faces Assault Charge
Patch.com
A bounty hunter is accused of chasing a Hopkins man with a baton after he mistook the man for his target, according to court documents released Friday. Police found 43-year-old Charles Ray Damrow, of Farmington, with a black collapsible baton on his belt, ...

Bondsman shoots at fleeing fugitive

AZ bail bondsman shoots at fleeing fugitive
KPHO Phoenix
A bail bondsman attempting to confront a fugitive in the parking lot of a Phoenix office building Tuesday afternoon fired shots at the man's vehicle after he felt threatened, police said. Neither the bondsman nor the fleeing fugitive were injured. The bondsman ...

Video on How Bail works

Hi Bill,

I am writing because AboutBail.com just released a video that details how bail works. This video was developed because the industry was missing a clear, concise explanation of the bail process.

Feel free to share the video with your membership. You can embed the video on the association website and post to Facebook and Twitter. For instructions on placing the video on a website, please see the link below:

Click here to view the video and the embed code.

Please let me know if you have any questions or need assistance embedding the video on the association site.

Sincerely,

Trent Carlyle
AboutBail.com
tcarlyle@aboutbail.com

Good Reason Why to Verify Warrants BEFORE Arrest

Bounty Hunter Seizes Wrong Woman, Refuses to Take Her Back Home Unless ... AllGov At the time of the arrest, the bondsman would not say why Terry was wanted by the authorities. It turned out she wasn't.

Traps that work!

Bounty hunter lures dead-beat dad home with role in bogus movie
Morning Sentinel
The father was arrested under a new law making it a crime to move out of state to avoid paying child support.